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Brightest Thing on Broadway by NY Artist Marco Santini

NY Artist, Marco Santini, turns the Bloomingdale’s store windows into the Brightest Thing on Broadway. Read Manhattan Minds’ blog by Liz Hazard, The Brightest Thing on Broadway by NY Artist Marco Santini at www.manhattanminds.com and FOLLOW @ManhattanMinds on social media. MANHATTAN MINDS is an inspired blog on NYC Art, Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle founded by Mona Maine de Biran.

Photo Credit: Justin Rogers

Artist Jiayi Zhu TALKS: on City Inspiration

MANHATTAN MINDS, an inspired blog on NYC Art, Beauty, Fashion & Lifestyle by Mona Maine de Biran— Author Liz Hazard writes of Artist Jiayi Zhu work. Jaiyi Zhu is a Chinese-born illustrator now based in New York and creating everything from motion graphics, animation and poster that can be seen in many famous venues and online magazines. We sat down with the recent SVA grad to chat about her work and life in New York City. 

Delphine Diallo: Flora, Fauna and Forms

Original Work by Delphine Diallo. Blog on Delphine Diallo: Flora, Fauna and Forms by author Elizabeth Hazard. Brooklyn-based French and Senegalese artist Delphine Diallo makes her solo exhibition debut this week at The Quin Central Park by Hilton Club. The exhibit highlights Diallo's beautiful and powerful portrait photography the artist has taken throughout her international travels.

As an artist who strives to empower activism, especially in women, she captures beauty, youth, minorities and nature through her photography.

This marks the first exhibit of the year for Quin Arts, an organization showcasing cultural exhibits in the hotel's lobby throughout the year. This is one powerful showcase not to be missed. The exhibition is up through early May, 2019 and is free to the public, on view in the lobby and public areas of The Quin Central Park by Hilton Club, with details at www.thequinhotel.com.

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Author: Elizabeth Hazard

Elizabeth Hazard is a creative director, producer and writer with several years of experience producing content for magazines, websites, brands and artists. Liz has worked with some of the most accomplished talents in the industry to conceive, develop and produce photos, videos and written work. A published author, she frequently writes about fashion, art and cultural topics for websites and publications. She also holds a certificate in curating from Node Center for Curatorial Studies in Germany.

INVITATION: Maro Santini "Love Is...." (Jan 26th)

Editorial Credit: Liz Hazard at www.lizhazard.com

Photo Credit: Marco Santini at www.marco-santini.com

Marco Santini is a NYC-based street artist and photographer who draws inspiration from urban landscapes, graffiti and the organic cycle of regeneration that the City offers on a daily basis.

Doing Lines with David Craig Ellis 

DAVID CRAIG ELLIS. Canadian born artist and Sagittarius. Since the early 90s Ellis has been involved in the downtown art scene, working and showing at Gallery Stendhal on West Broadway in Soho. Ellis' paintings and photographs hung in group shows alongside Ronnie Cutrone, Artfux, Ron English, Mark Kostabi, and Rick Prol. As a successful commercial artist, Ellis has designed album covers and countless logos for bands,  pizzerias, mobbed-up garbage companies and trucking outfits (the IdleAir logo can be seen on hats, t-shirts, billboards and truck stops across the country). David Craig Ellis currently works out of his studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn.